Cercle Brugge 0–3 KAA Gent
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.7 – 1.1
- Actual xG
- 0.5 – 1.2
- Goals
- 0 – 3
Footybot made Cercle Brugge favourites at 52%.
KAA Gent won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.5.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tibe De Vlieger, 55.3 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Tibe De Vlieger +10.6.
Well below it: Matties Volckaert −15.2, Geoffrey Kondo −10.0, Gaëtan Coucke −8.8.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Cercle Brugge
| 29 Aug 2026 | L 0–1 | v Lommel SK |
| 23 Aug 2026 | L 0–1 | at Club Brugge KV |
| 14 Aug 2026 | D 3–3 | v Sint-Truidense VV |
| 8 Aug 2026 | D 2–2 | at Standard Liège |
| 9 May 2026 | L 1–4 | at RAAL La Louvière |
KAA Gent
| 3 Sep 2026 | W 1–0 | v Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
| 30 Aug 2026 | W 2–1 | v Club Brugge KV |
| 27 Aug 2026 | W 3–2 | at Hibernian |
| 20 Aug 2026 | D 0–0 | v Hibernian |
| 16 Aug 2026 | W 2–1 | at RAAL La Louvière |
Head to head
| 20 Feb 2026 | KAA Gent 0–1 Cercle Brugge |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Cercle Brugge 2–4 KAA Gent |
Cercle Brugge
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoul Kader Ouattara | 8 | 100.0 | – |
| Royer Caicedo | 9 | 81.0 | – |
| Tunde Akinsola | 18 | 50.1 | – |
| Ibrahim Diakité | 90 | 43.7 | +6.8 |
| Emmanuel Kakou | 72 | 43.3 | −1.8 |
| Valy Konaté | 81 | 41.9 | −0.5 |
| Krys Kouassi | 18 | 41.7 | – |
| Steve Ngoura | 82 | 40.6 | −2.3 |
| Gaëtan Coucke | 90 | 39.0 | −8.8 |
| Lucas Michal | 61 | 38.6 | −5.3 |
| Lazare Amani | 72 | 38.6 | – |
| Geoffrey Kondo | 90 | 36.4 | −10.0 |
| Lukas Mondele | 90 | 35.1 | −8.6 |
| Gary Magnee | 90 | 31.1 | −3.0 |
| Erick Nunes | 29 | 30.2 | – |
KAA Gent
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ayinde | 1 | 100.0 | – |
| El Hadji Seck | 23 | 80.4 | – |
| Leonardo Lopes | 12 | 63.0 | – |
| Maksim Paskotsi | 1 | 60.6 | – |
| Tibe De Vlieger | 90 | 55.3 | +10.6 |
| Davy Roef | 90 | 52.6 | −1.4 |
| Christian Burgess | 90 | 51.0 | +2.6 |
| Mathias Delorge | 78 | 47.5 | −1.3 |
| Michel Ange Balikwisha | 67 | 43.8 | −2.9 |
| Josué Vergara | 90 | 40.3 | −2.6 |
| Siebe Van der Heyden | 90 | 39.8 | −4.4 |
| Mouhamed El Ngom | 90 | 39.6 | +1.6 |
| Momodou Sonko | 67 | 38.1 | −5.9 |
| Tiago Araújo | 89 | 31.5 | −5.4 |
| László Bénes | 23 | 31.1 | – |
| Matties Volckaert | 89 | 26.7 | −15.2 |